LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11, 1998 -- Lead singer Lynn Strait, 30, of the hardcore
music group Snot was killed in a car crash on Friday, December 11, 1998.
Though some details are still unknown, according to Sean Henning, the band's
co-manager, Strait was exiting the 101 freeway between his hometown of
Santa Barbara and Carpinteria when his Ford Tempo collided with a truck
at approximately 1 p.m. The ensuing three-vehicle crash resulted in the
death of Strait. Also killed was Strait's dog***, Dobbs, who fans know from
his appearance on the cover of Snot's Geffen debut album Get Some (May
1997) and who became the band's mascot and symbol.

Said Henning, who co-manages the band with Nic Adler: "We're devastated.
This is a tough one. His family, friends and fans will miss him. Lynn had
a lot of fans who grew to love him through his music, and hardcore music
has lost a great frontman,singer, and
songwriter."

Snot was in the process of recording demos for its next album, following
a successful national tour that included the OzzFest. Strait was heading
to Los Angeles when the tragedy occurred. He is survived by his mother
and two sisters, all of whom live in Santa Barbara, and a brother.

Music
Staition

***"I
thought you would like to know so you can update it correctly, that Dobbs
the dog was not killed in the car accident with Lynn. The dog is with Lynn's
mom. I know this because I was dating someone who was friends with Lynn at
the time he died."

Michelle

Just wanted to let you
know, the first profile that is about Lynn's Obituary. I don't know who the
hell this Michelle chick is but Dobbs did die in that car crash with Lynn. I
should know. Just to give you guys a heads up so you can change that shit.-Draven
9-12-04

Snot
Singer Killed In Car Accident

(12/11/98, 7 p.m. PST) -- Lynn
Strait, singer of Geffen hard rock act Snot, died this afternoon in a three-car
crash near Santa Barbara, Calif., according to a statement released by Geffen
Records. He was 30.

Also killed in the accident was
Strait's dog, Dobbs, who graced the cover of the band's 1997 Geffen debut album,
Get Some and served as the group's mascot.

The band, which was based in Santa Barbara, was signed to Geffen Records
in 1996, a little more than a year after it was formed. Get Some was released
in May 1997. More recently, the band's song "Absent" appeared on the soundtrack
to Dee Snider's StrangeLand soundtrack.

Snot made headlines last summer after Strait was arrested at an OzzFest
show in Mansfield, Mass. for
indecent exposure. According to reports, Strait appeared onstage naked
on a dare and engaged in oral sex with a dancer that was part of Limp Bizkit's
stage show. He was due in court on Jan. 14 to face the charges.

Prior to Snot, Strait played
bass in a punk band called Lethal Dose. He formed Snot in 1995 with guitarist
Mike Doling.

The band, which was hoping to release a second album in late summer 1999,
was in the process of recording demos. However, Snot's future with Geffen
Records was uncertain, since some of the label's roster is expected to
be trimmed in wake of the Universal-PolyGram merger and plans to fold Geffen
under the Interscope umbrella.

Strait, who was headed to Los Angeles, was exiting the 101 Freeway between
Santa Barbara and Carpenteria when his Ford Tempo struck another vehicle
at approximately 1 p.m., resulting in a three-car accident.

"We're devastated," said Sean Henning, who co-manages the band with Nic
Adler. "This is a tough one. His family, friends and fans will miss him.
Lynn had a lot of fans who grew to love him through his music, and hardcore
music has lost a great frontman, singer, and songwriter."

Strait is survived by his mother
and two sisters, all of whom live in Santa Barbara, and a brother.

Strait was born in Manhasset, N.Y., but
landed in Santa Barbara as a teen and immediately embraced the SoCal punk
scene. Prior to his work with Snot, he had never sung in a band. "I always
wanted to because it seemed like a lot of fun," he says. "But I wasn't
into what most bands were playing." Starting from scratch, Strait points
out, has been an advantage. "There's nobody to emulate. I won't say what
I do is groundbreaking, but some of it is original; there are weird patterns
in my vocals, because I got to make up my style as I went along."

All of the Snots have paid their dues in
underground bands. Doling was in the West Coast speed metal outfit Kronix;
Strait played bass in the punk band Lethal Dose. On the East Coast, Mayo
was in Silence, a thrash metal ensemble. He later joined bassist John Fahnestock
and drummer Jamie Miller in M.F. Pit Bulls. Doling formed Snot -
of which he and Strait are the only original members - after Kronix was
buried in the grunge avalanche.

Snot doesn't beat audiences over the head
with a message. "All these L.A. bands have causes," sneered Strait, who
serves as the band's lyricist. "If we have a message, it's to not take
yourself too seriously. All we are is politically incorrect. We like
eatin' steaks."

Nabbing a record contract was a dream come
true for some of his mates, but Strait was underwhelmed by the development.
His response: "Yeah, now I can order cheese on my Whopper." Actually, while
his bandmates were signing on the dotted line, he was finishing a month
in County Jail, where he'd spent a year in the early '90s. "There's a layer
of filth that hides in every small town," he says. "Santa Barbara's no
exception."